🇲🇲Myanmar

Thousands of ancient temples scattered across a plain, a golden pagoda, and a lake where fishermen row standing up.

Popular Places

Bagan Temples

Bagan

Over 2,000 Buddhist temples and stupas scattered across a single plain, best seen from a hot-air balloon at sunrise or a bicycle at ground level.

Hotels from ~$25-70/night

Shwedagon Pagoda

Yangon

A 98-metre gilded stupa that dominates Yangon's skyline, and the most sacred Buddhist site in Myanmar, gleaming gold at sunset.

Hotels from ~$25-70/night

Inle Lake

Shan State

A highland lake known for its leg-rowing fishermen and villages built entirely on stilts over the water, with floating gardens supplying local markets.

Hotels from ~$30-90/night

Mandalay

Mandalay

Myanmar's last royal capital, home to the revered Mahamuni Buddha image and a jumping-off point for the ancient former capitals nearby.

Hotels from ~$20-60/night